Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, covering high school football, high school basketball, and other high school sports in Arizona. I love the story that goes well beyond the stat line.

Tempe Marcos de Niza senior defensive back Priest Willis said today that he will make his college announcement during a news conference Wednesday at the school. Willis said in the morning he was working out the details of what time to hold the conference. (Will update when it comes).

He tweeted today, “I’m committing tomorrow stay tuned for the time and info if any media wants to be there text me and let me know.”

Willis, the No. 1 2013 football recruit by azcentral sports, took his last official recruiting trip last weekend to UCLA. He wouldn’t tip his hand over the phone, saying that the trip “was like any other trip I went on over there.”

Willis has visited UCLA on unofficial trips and even took a trip out to see UCLA’s win over Nebraska during the football season.

Willis, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, an All-Arizona selection, said he visited with former Chandler quarterback Brett Hundley during his visit.

- Phoenix Thunderbird running back Kani Benoit committed to Colorado State during the Canyon-Coast All-Star football game on TV in Riverside, Calif., Monday, but coach BrentWittenwyler texted me late this morning that he decommitted from Colorado State and committed to Nevada-Las Vegas. “There was a miscommunication problem,” Wittenwyler texted.

- Gilbert Perry offensive lineman Deano Motes, 6-6, 245, committed to San Jose State this past weekend during his trip.

- Scottsdale Desert Mountain junior wide receiver Mark Andrews, azcentral sports‘ Big Schools Football Player of the Year, said that Alabama offensive coordinator DougNussmeier is expected to be at the school to check in with both Andrews and junior quarterback Kyle Allen. Andrews said the OC also will be going to his basketball game tonight at Scottsdale Chaparral.

The NCAA is allowing unlimited text messaging by college coaches come August. Andrews, who figures to be among the top 2014 recruits in the nation, said he is anticipating getting bombarded.

“It will be kind of cool in the beginning,” he said. “But I have to be wary of it.”

azcentral.com has switched to the Facebook comment system on its blogs. Existing blog comments will display, but new comments will only be accepted via the Facebook comment system. To begin commenting, you must be logged into an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. While we welcome you to join conversations, readers are responsible for their comments and abuse of this privilege will not be tolerated. We reserve the right, without warning or notification, to remove comments and block users judged to violate our Terms of Service and Rules of Engagement. Facebook comments FAQ

Join thousands of azcentral.com fans on Facebook and get the day's most popular and talked-about Valley news, sports, entertainment and more - right in your newsfeed. You'll see what others are saying about the hot topics of the day.